AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Labor Day Travel Continues Despite Near Record Prices.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2003 Near record high gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by prices in Texas will not deter Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. travelers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas. Currently, the statewide average price for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of regular self-serve is $1.60 - that's an increase of seven cents in a week, and only two cents away from reaching the record high of $1.62 set in March 2003. A year ago, a gallon of gas in Texas averaged $1.33. Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). saw the sharpest increase this week of more than nine cents at an average of $1.58 a gallon. San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. has the least expensive fuel at $1.56 a gallon, up 7-point-two cents compared to a week ago, and two cents away from the record price of $1.58. Once again, Dallas prices are at the top of the list at $1.61 a gallon, up six cents in a week and six cents away from the record high of $1.67. "In all, more than 2.5 million Texans will take a trip 50 miles or more from home this Labor Day holiday, up slightly less than one percent compared to last year," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "However, demand for gasoline will decrease after the Labor Day holiday and prices should start to fall." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Aug. 29, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ---- -------- ---------- --------------- Austin-San Marcos $1.572 +6.8 cents $1.580 (3/19/03) Corpus Christi $1.578 +9.3 cents $1.590 (2/20/03) Dallas $1.605 +6.4 cents $1.666 (5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.585 +5.7cents $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.593 +5.8 cents $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.561 +7.2 cents $1.582 (3/18/03) |
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